SOLUTION: Nathi,Paul and Tim worked in Mrs setati's garden.Nathi worked for 5 hours,paul worked for 4 hours and Tim for 3 hours.Mrs setati gave the boys R600 for their work.how should they d

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Question 953176: Nathi,Paul and Tim worked in Mrs setati's garden.Nathi worked for 5 hours,paul worked for 4 hours and Tim for 3 hours.Mrs setati gave the boys R600 for their work.how should they divide the R600 among the three of them?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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They need to divide the money in
ratios of 5:4:3
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+5+%2B+4+%2B+3+=+12+
+%285%2F12%29%2A600+=+250+
+%284%2F12%29%2A600+=+200+
+%283%2F12%29%2A600+=+150+
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Nathi gets R250
Paul gets R200
Tim gets R150
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check:
250:200:150 =
500:400:300 =
5:4:3
OK
+250+%2B+200+%2B+150+=+600+
OK